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June 30, 2017

Protesters Arrested as Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Hong Kong
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In Hong Kong, Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected thousands of
People's Liberation Army soldiers today in the largest military parade
the city has seen since Britain handed over control of the territory in
1997. President Xi's visit came amid a massive security lockdown and
after police arrested pro-democracy demonstrators calling for greater
autonomy in Hong Kong under the so-called "one country, two systems"
policy. Among those arrested was Joshua Wong, who helped lead massive
protests three years ago calling for greater political freedom. This is
Hong Kong legislator and activist Claudia Mo.

Claudia Mo: "We need this Chinese leader to know that the 'one country,
two system' promise has been a sham, a fraud and a cheat. There's
nonstop Beijing interference in Hong Kong's development, especially in
the political development. We're very, very resentful about not having
true democracy."



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